A specialized myodural bridge named occipital-dural muscle in the narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)

Abstract A dense bridge-like tissue named the myodural bridge (MDB) connecting the suboccipital muscles to the spinal dura mater was originally discovered in humans. However, recent animal studies have revealed that the MDB appears to be an evolutionarily conserved anatomic structure which may have...

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Main Authors: Zhao-Xi Zhang, Jin Gong, Sheng-Bo Yu, Chan Li, Jing-Xian Sun, Shuai-Wen Ding, Guo-Jun Ma, Shi-Zhu Sun, Lin Zhou, Gary D. Hack, Nan Zheng, Hong-Jin Sui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95070-y